A conversation with Varvara Valchanova on natural building, the restoration of her

Last weekend I met with Varvara Valchanova, an architect who is involved in sustainable construction and the use of natural materials. Our conversation ranged from her experience in earth building to her current LAND candidate site in the Rhodopes, where she restored old traditional houses and buildings using sustainable methods. The audio from our talk … Read more

Visiting Varvara Valchanova and her family at their candidate LAND site

Hello guys. Today I’ll tell you about our trip last weekend to Kosovo, a village in the Rhodopi mountains around 1 hour away from Plovdiv. Around 20 years ago they got the place and during the years they repaired and renovated the already existing building using natural materials. Varvara is an architect by education, but … Read more

Интервю с архитект Николай Маринов, 1ва част

Тази седмица имах прекрасна възможност да поговоря с един прекрасен човек, който е един от пионерите в България на тема строителство с естествени материали. Тук може да прочетете нашия разговор които е значим разказ за модерната история на строителството с естествени материали в България, като и за неговата дейност в тази сфера. Това е първата … Read more

Translating the short movie about Scootswood LAND center and working on the instructions for the Pexeso

  Hello dear ones, This week I have been finishing with the subtitles of the short movie for the Scotswood LAND center. I am posting it below with English and Bulgarian subtitles. It is amazing what they have done with this project. It shows how dedication and the support from the government and the community … Read more

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